Met pitcher Mark Corey suffered a seizure after Wednesday night’s game against the Braves at Shea and was placed on the disabled list yesterday.

Corey, a 27-year-old right-handed reliever, suffered the seizure outside his Queens hotel near the stadium. Tony Tarasco was giving the rookie a ride home when Corey complained that he didn’t feel well.

“He was frightened and so strong at the same time,” said Tarasco, who described Corey as trying to fight through the seizure. “I was frightened, but my fright was for him.”

As Corey went into seizure, Mets coach Juan Lopez, who was outside the hotel making a cell phone call, saw the incident and instructed bystanders to call 911.

Lopez then drove to the ballpark and found assistant trainer Mike Herbst. Head trainer Scott Lawrenson and Herbst later showed up at the hotel.

As Herbst and Lawrenson tended to Corey, an ambulance arrived. According to GM Steve Phillips, Corey’s condition was stabilized and he was sent to New York Hospital in Queens. He was released at 4 a.m.

Yesterday, Corey underwent a battery of tests at NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases by Met team physicians.

According to a published report, Corey admitted he smoked marijuana shortly before he had the seizure, but Phillips refused to discuss any drug-related topics regarding Corey. Mets spokesman Jay Horwitz said the team would have no comment.

In the report, Corey was quoted as saying he was to meet today with Mets psychiatrist Allan Lans, coordinator of the Employee Assistance Program.

“I guess I’ll have to deal with those things starting tomorrow,” Corey said.

Corey was 0-1 with a 3.00 ERA in five games. He appeared in the Mets’ 7-4 win over the Braves Tuesday night, giving up one hit and no runs while facing two batters without recording an out.

Left-hander Jaime Cerda, who was in Ottawa with his Triple A Norfolk team, was recalled and arrived in mid-afternoon.

Phillips isn’t sure what caused the seizure, but was thankful teammates and staff were around after the game to intervene and prevent a tragedy.

“I got called on my drive home, so that tells you how close to the end of the game it was,” Phillips said.